Morning journal and courier., 1887-05-17
wATERBURY,s TRAGEDY.

Alexander BIoomfield Attempts 10
 XIII Warren s. Frost and Then
 Shoots Himself Through the Head
 His Suicide PreInediIated
 WATERBURY, May 16.-A tragedy was enacted here this morning which came very near being 8 double one. Alexander Bloom field shot and killed himself to day after a fruitless attempt to kill Warren s. Frost, g foreman at the east mill of the Waterbury Brass company. Bloomfield was discharged from the mill some years ago for drunken ness and disorderly conduct and had always held Frost responsible, although the order for his discharge came from headquarters. He stepped from behind tree at a.m., when Frost with a companion was driving by the mill on lonely road and fired one shot from shotgun at Frost. The latter escaped with but little injury. William Booth who was sitting on the seat with Frost, also had narrow escape. Thirty minutes after the attempt to kill Frost Bloomfield had emptied one chamber of 8 self-acting Smith &r Wesson revolver into his own head over the right ear, causing almost instant death. Papers left at his home show that his suicide was premeditated and that he 1 meant that Frost should die with him. THE COURT RECORD. City Court - Criminal Side - Judge Pickett.
 Breach of peace-J ohn'Kelley on Franklin Curtis, continued to May r; same on William J. Pratt, same; frea @ a Ben e on Gnares aaveY ana Jonn % h s fine, $132 costs; John Amea, $5 fine, $1.32 costs; William yinton, same; Robert Terrier, Judgment tlnued to May 19; John Anderson, $5 fine. $4 30 costs; John on Elizabeth Wallace, continued to rnent suspended; James Moriarty on John Sullivan,
 overdriving horse-Frank J. Quinn, noled on payment of $539; Edward Courtney, S5 fine, $1 32.
 Court Notes.
 John Anderson and Frederick Bullen, the Bridge port loafers who assaulted John Killey and Hack man Havey on Friday night, were fined $5 and costs in the City court yesterday for their act.
 FAST DRIVING.
 Frank J. Quinn, of Day street, on Saturday hired team from Liveryman G. A. Trask. A few hours later the horse was found badly exhausted. Yes terday morning Judge Pickett nolled the case on payment of costs amounting to S539
 HE PAID UP.
 James Moriarty, who lives at the corner of St. JGhn and East streets, became rampageous Satur- day night and abused John Sullivan, his landlord. He was convicted by Judge Pickett for a breach of the peace and settled by paying $5 and costs. WILL DECIDE TO-DAY.
 
 Vaughn, the Temple street saloon keeper convicted by the jury of Sunday liquor law violation, ap peared before the Criminal Court of Common Pleas yesterday morning and made motion to Judge Deming to arrest judgment and set aside the yer dict the ground that the verdict was contrary to evidence The case will be decided this morning. MERCHANT SENTENCED.
 Joseph Merchant, the Wallingford young man recently convicted by a jury tor assaulting two young men, was sentenced by Judge Deming yes terday morning The Wallingford court sentenced Merchant to fine of $50 and six months in jail Judge Deming sentenced him to the ine leaving of the jail penalty. He will pay the fine. RIVAL SECONDHAND cLoTHIERs. Lawyer S. R. Hull presided over the case of Elias Feinmann .Dorof Brothers. which vas tried in his office yesterday. The plaintiff leases the block on Court street. Nos 123 to 129, and carries the ond hand clothing trade there He subleases store No. 129 to Dorof Brothers, who carry on the same business. Feinmann claims that Dorof Brothers didn't pay the rent the day that it due and hence their lease is nullifed Attorney Webb told the court in behalf of the defendants that it the duty of Feinmann to after the rent that being the agreement, and that he failed to do pur pose to bring this case.